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With a text by Coventry Patmore, this short song in simple two part explores the timelessness of truth with a touch of melancholy. Originally published in Five Song for Upper Voices.

From the collection Hark, hark, the lark, 'Come unto these yellow sands' is a setting by Bob Chilcott of words from Shakespeare's The Tempest. This lively piece is scored for upper voices with piano,...

From the collection Hark, hark, the lark, 'Our revels now are ended' is a setting by Bob Chilcott of the famous monologue from Shakespeare's The Tempest. Scored for upper voices with piano, this rhyth...

Two settings for SS and piano or orchestra. Both are rhythmically exuberant settings of colourful medieval texts, sparkling with vitality and humour. Orchestral material is available on hire separatel...

A cantata for SS and piano, setting eight witty poems about the scientific elements by Roger McGough. The songs are easy, fast-paced, and accessible, in a colourful variety of musical styles that rang...

This virtuoso showpiece, dating from 2002, is worthy to stand alongside the Toccatas of Gigout and Boëllmann, and makes a superb conclusion to a service or recital on any size of organ.

This is a powerful setting of a text by Langston Hughes that depicts an experience of racial oppression. Moore's music is highly sensitive to the text, with each new description being given a distinct...

Brimming with groove and energy, this is a terrific arrangement of the popular spiritual. Chilcott's syncopated melodies and jazzy harmonies are well supported by the piano accompaniment, which featur...

In this beautiful, expressive arrangement, rich vocal harmonies and gentle syncopations combine with the flowing piano part to create an exquisite song, full of tenderness and resignation. Also in Spi...

This beautiful setting of the Beatitudes from Matthew's gospel exemplifies the composer's skill and versatility in writing for mixed voices. He leads the choir smoothly through a range of keys and moo...

This short, punny piano suite was written in response to the Covid-19 lockdown and features Chilcott's celebrated jazz style in three movements: 'Bobbing along', 'Becky's Song' and 'Walking with Ollie...

In this jazzy setting of William Blake's Introduction to his Songs of Innoncence, Chilcott's extended harmonies and syncopated melodies bring new energy to the text, challenging the expectation of the...

This major work by one of Britain's leading choral composers was commissioned by St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh. The setting is terse and direct, in the manner of the Poulenc Mass, and the textures of...

Gabriel Jackson's is one of the most striking modern settings of this ancient text. The composer's trademark diversity of texture is much in evidence, with passages of rich sonority giving way to inti...

Salisbury Vespers combines settings of the traditional Vespers psalms and anonymous early texts. Marian motets punctuate the psalm settings, and the work is concluded with a substantial setting of the...

This is a magical setting of a profound and impressionistic text by the contemporary poet A. D. Hope, which describes the burgeoning of the soul as though the heart itself is 'singing' from within the...

Commissioned by the New Orlean's Children's Chorus for the 2005 Crescent City Festival, this work is to be performed 'cool but with a swing'.

Composed for the Feast of Corpus Christi, this setting has a poise and beauty rare in choral music. Jackson uses the full sonic opportunities offered by the divided scoring, moving effortlessly from c...

This serene, reflective anthem is a rich addition to the Choral Evensong repertoire. Chilcott artfully entwines an original setting of William Fuller's 'Evening Hymn', most famously set by Henry Purce...

This setting of Psalm 139 by Chilcott is warm and mesmerizing. The chant-like texture and shifting tonalities impart the sensation of being entranced in prayer. The words offer respite, as one is safe...

Written for the charity Help Musicians, this anthem presents an imaginative setting of Francis Pott's well-known hymn in triple metre. Characterful and contrasting organ writing underpins the melodica...

With a restrained tempo and expressive harmonies, this tender anthem sets an extract from the Book of Common Prayer that implores God to listen to our prayers. Originally published as the sixth moveme...